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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Purposedifferent
IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-123-123-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
DecisionRolesGovernance
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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